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Tigers split doubleheader in Boston

Tigers split doubleheader in Boston

In its final chance to tune up before the season's home opener tomorrow night against Fairfield, the softball team (15-7 overall) continued to be bothered by inconsistency and split a doubleheader against Boston University (6-9) on Saturday in Boston.Though the Tigers played like the dominant unit they are capable of being as they defeated the Terriers 4-1 in the first game, they appeared vulnerable while falling 6-5 in the nightcap.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Turnovers topple Tigers

The women's lacrosse team forced an impressive 21 turnovers at Virginia on Saturday. The only problem was they gave the ball up 22 times themselves.It was a day of extremes on the stat sheet.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Princeton splits both double dips in home opener

Splitting something 50-50 is never a bad deal, but with a four-game set against Stony Brook this weekend, the baseball team was looking for a little more.Fifty-fifty was all Princeton (5-11 overall) got, though, as they took one and dropped one both Friday and Saturday at Clarke Field.On Friday, the Tigers got down early on as the Seawolves scored in the first to take a 1-0 lead.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Tigers face No. 4 Cavaliers on road

The lone blemish on the 2004 women's lacrosse team's 19-1 record came thanks to Virginia's stellar play in the final of the NCAA Championship, when the Tigers lost to the Cavaliers, 10-4.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

Tigers face Stony Brook for pair of double dips

The first few weeks of the college baseball season are viewed primarily as a time to get things figured out.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

Crew hits the water this weekend

Although their fall season lasted a mere two regattas, both the men's and women's crew teams had ample time to establish themselves as powerful competitors.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

McDermott ensures Tigers play by the rules

Sure, there are piles upon piles of paperwork. But the trips, well, they make it all worth it.Associate Athletic Director Erin McDermott spends most of her days assuring that Princeton complies with the notoriously convoluted NCAA guidelines that govern everything from academics to recruiting, in addition to overseeing a litany of other details that keep the athletic teams running smoothly.But to McDermott, the best part of her job comes on the days when she gets to leave the office.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

Robinson proves to be a 'good guy' on and off the court

For an athlete constantly looking to play at the top of his or her game, being referred to simply as "good" may not hold much significance.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

Struggling Tigers face must-win

Fourteen of the past 17 national championships in men's lacrosse have been claimed by the two teams that will face each other on Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

Pumping Iron

Sure, girls are the most plentiful sex on Stephen's Fitness Center's main floor. But, just like beauty, the Fitness Center's offerings are more than skin deep.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

'Tired' Bonds still an enigma

After years of willfully escalating his war of words with the media, Barry Bonds unexpectedly and unilaterally disarmed on Tuesday afternoon.Sitting outside the San Francisco Giants spring training clubhouse in Scottsdale, Ariz., the beleaguered slugger looked and sounded like a beaten and hopeless man.

SPORTS | 03/23/2005

Local product wastes no time making mark

Women's lacrosse freshman midfielder Katie Lewis-Lamonica didn't move far from home to go to college, and her Lawrenceville School coach, Martha Gracey, is just one of many who are glad about her decision.

SPORTS | 03/23/2005

Gerken, Kiser lead Tigers

As the men's and women's golf season kicks into full swing, both teams will look for their experienced seniors to lead them in the hunt for another Ivy League title, which results in a bid to the end-of-the year NCAA tournament.Following an offseason of hitting indoors, the team will have little time to perfect their strokes in preparation for Ivy League competition.

SPORTS | 03/23/2005

Tigers face Big East foes

The softball team (14?6 overall) hopes to continue its early season success this weekend as it heads on a road trip against Boston College and Rutgers.

SPORTS | 03/23/2005

More than beginner's luck

Sitting at home in 2001, the spring of his senior year in high school, Josh Johnson saw the game of lacrosse played for the first time when Princeton won the national championship against Syracuse in overtime.

SPORTS | 03/23/2005

Going Pro

Though he's most often recognized as the president of basketball operations for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and one of the league's most respected masterminds, Geoff Petrie '70 might easily be mistaken for a traitor.Petrie, after all, chose not to follow the path so many former Princeton basketball stars have taken, returning to their alma mater to protect the purity of the college game and mold the basketball ambassadors of tomorrow into model citizens.Instead Petrie bolted for the big time, where he contributes to the success of a league so often blamed for the death of team basketball and the corruption of virtuous collegiate athletes.A glance around today's NBA, however, reveals the truth about the motivations and repercussions of Petrie's career choice.

SPORTS | 03/22/2005

Making the most of an extra man

With a one-man advantage, the Tigers are poised to strike again. Sophomore attack Whitney Hayes gets the ball behind the goal and immediately drives against his defender, just getting the half step he needs.

SPORTS | 03/22/2005

Life on the fly

Since graduating from Princeton in 2003 with a degree in English, Kavitha Krishnamurthy has embarked on a journey that would make Jules Verne proud.Constantly traveling overseas hasn't been easy, but for Krishnamurthy, it's just part of pursuing her dream: a professional tennis career."I would say constant travel is the most grueling aspect of professional tennis.

SPORTS | 03/22/2005

Tigers roar past Lions

The women's lacrosse team proved to be a second-half team yet again last night in its 13-4 Ivy League season-opening win over Columbia at Class of 1952 Stadium.No.

SPORTS | 03/22/2005

Law, Larkin battle for playing time

Despite having replaced junior goalie Dave Law with senior goalie Matt Larkin in two of the men's lacrosse team's first three games, head coach Bill Tierney is far from declaring an early season goalie controversy.A year ago, the idea of a goalie controversy would have seemed ridiculous.

SPORTS | 03/22/2005

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